In the novel, Han Ting says of Zhu Huoyu, "he started out as a local ruffian before entering this line of work." In the drama, the actor did come off like a gangster. The scene where Han Ting serves Zhu tea and gives him an ultimatum, ending with a menacing "report" does have atmosphere of mafia scene. Xu Kai has great aesthetics whether fighting scenes or making tea or cooking.
The term “ruffian” itself means a violent criminal or troublemaker. So, a local ruffian would be someone who causes problems or engages in unlawful activities within their local area.
Seriously? Wow it's all starting to make sense. I mean that cameo was so random 😅...and he had great screentime…
The character Qin Li is in the novel for at least 3 chapters, and is described as "gentle in manner, spoke softly, and had a warm smile", he pursued Ji Xing, flirted with her, and they did go to canteen together and HT got jealous and almost dine with the superstar actress but turned back because he didn't want JX to get jealous, all that is in the novel.
"However, the two of them didn't know that this back-and-forth little action was reflected in the elevator door frame, which Han Ting could see clearly. Tang Song also noticed it and looked at Han Ting's slightly cold expression. Tang Song couldn't help but lower his head and rub his forehead. He had a headache. Han Ting walked into his office and sat in his chair. He lifted his chin and unconsciously loosened his tie. His jaw was tense as he stared blankly at the air, not speaking for a long time. Tang Song got a headache just hearing the name Tan Yuni who behaves wildly and sleeps with every male lead actor and close to the wealthy sons and determined to marry into a wealthy family. Tang Song sensed danger and realized Ji Xing was with Qin Li dining at the restaurant. He had a bad feeling that the boss was about to do something irrational. Ji Xing thought of this and suddenly felt a thump in her heart. Could it be Han Ting? Han Ting recalled Tang Song's words in his ear: "Miss Ji has been doing very well lately." He suddenly stopped and looked at her from a distance. He thought of the confusion and pain that it could cause her. He suddenly turned and left without looking back."
Was impressed with actress Wan Chu Ran first time seeing her. She seems mature for being only 25. Will check out…
Royal Feast was her first main role, although not fl but is a main role, and her acting was superb. I didn't realize she's only 25 until now. I think it's because she gives off a mature elegance.
ZWY seems to finally play in costume dramas since his success in Lost You Forever. He's been acting since 2016, but for some reason, it took LYF for him to break into costume dramas. Good for him.
Esquire Fine Sep 2024 Cover Story | Xu Kai: Return, set off again. Xu Kai mentions Yu Tong, Yao Zhiming, and Han…
Esquire Fine Sep 2024 Cover Story | Xu Kai: Return, set off again
Xu Kai is not in a hurry to catch up, nor blindly follows habits, under the appearance of "light people", Xu Kai has his own rhythm. This conviction comes from his clear understanding of desire and harvest, as long as he recognizes the end point, he will eventually reach, the speed is in his own control.
Smart is the new sexy
When the fire started...... The area where the fire started...... The solar altitude angle of the day...... So, it led to ......
Even if he said, "After all, he is not a science student, he memorized it all night, and he woke up the next day after filming and forgot about it", but when talking about the new drama "Chasing the Murderer in the Fire Field", Xu Kai still "didn't pay attention" and said many lines that had been repeated many times. These professional terms are very difficult to read, and when filming, he needs to speak fluently word for word in order to accurately present the professionalism of Yu Tong's role. This time, he will play the role of a fire dispatcher, who is proficient in the science related to the fire and is also good at deducing the cause and process behind the fire from the details. "We have to survey the scene, and we have to learn a lot of things, not just firefighting."
This is Xu Kai's first time taking over the next suspense criminal investigation drama. If it turns out that many of his screen images are glamorous, this change starts from the first glance, "almost no makeup, and his emotions are relatively tight". Yu Tong and Xu Kai's past roles and himself are far apart, and he has to replace emotion with logic.
Recently, there is a popular term called "intellectual sexuality", which means that in addition to appearance, a strong brain can also make people have an aura, to some extent, this is the goal of Xu Kai's performance this time. "Calculate a result in a bunch of astronomical numbers, and I can feel the charm of a science student." Acting and acting, he himself felt the charm of this character's character from an outsider's perspective.
He remembers a close-up of him writing down a long series of calculations like the average scientist imagines him to be inspired. At that moment, the lines that took a long time to memorize suddenly came into use, they were no longer boring chemical formulas, but powerful weapons shot from the palm of his hand to the outside world.
"At this time, it is very important to be silent, not to talk too much, and not to have too many subtle expressions, so that you will be timid."
As an actor, it is actually difficult for Xu Kai to fully understand what those professional expressions in the world of fire adjusters mean, so when creating the character, he pays special attention to his expressions, movements and language, and he needs to make Yu Tong from a "paper man" in the script into a real existence that the audience can believe through performance.
"I'm always nervous in the first two days of filming, and I have to communicate with the director about whether the role is accurate." This is his 9th year as an actor, he has acted in many plays, and he has left a few roles that can be remembered, but he still does not feel that he is familiar with this profession. Every time he faces a new story and character, he has to go through a reset psychologically, no matter how he acted last time, this time he has to empty a blank sheet of paper, so that he can become a complete stranger again from his appearance to his heart.
"Communication is very important, and I may not be sure about the direction at first, so I like to ask more questions. Sometimes I even ask the director to tell me how to act, I will follow his first, his control must be right, and then I will feel it myself. ”
The filming schedule of the TV series has always been tight, and it is impossible to let the actors slowly find their feelings according to the chronological order written in the script, especially some scenes with strong plots, everyone may have just met in the group, and they will play the role of episode 20 in a blink of an eye, or simply start the finale, at this time Xu Kai is never strong, he is used to humbly seeking advice first, and then slowly unfolding his own creation. "Sometimes I have a partner as soon as I come up, or I break up, so what have I experienced before? It may be that Mom is gone and Grandma is gone...... That's why I'll talk to the director more. After a few days, it will be better. In the matter of filming, Xu Kai has his own rhythm in his heart.
Subtraction, and sometimes addition, is also an addition
To describe Xu Kai's attitude towards filming in the workplace, he chooses a way with a higher "input-output ratio": he doesn't need to put on a posture that "appears" that he is very powerful, in the process of becoming a character, he gradually uses his brain to analyze a person's behavior and motivation, and sometimes his performance in front of the camera may seem relaxed and casual, but in fact, this is already the answer he gave. Since what is presented to the audience in the end is the result, he doesn't want to highlight the process in particular, this is his work process, just know it.
"I think Yao Zhiming is actually not a boss, he is a smart person who knows how to seize opportunities. But he is different from Han Ting's cleverness, Han Ting shows the dominance and pattern of the incumbent, and Yao Zhiming is just a person who follows the trend.”
Speaking of the two dramas "Chenghuan Ji" and "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", Xu Kai has a deep understanding of the characters he has created. Don't look at the fact that these two people seem to be similar to a great extent at first glance, in fact, their positions are different, their experiences are different, their minds are different, and their performances are naturally different, and these differences are the fulcrum that Xu Kai found for himself when he played them.
"At first, I wanted to design a lot of things, but then I thought that Han Ting grew up in that oppressive family environment, so he wouldn't have a lot of superfluous little actions. If there is, grandpa will talk about him and scold him, so he should be a clean and neat character. And Yao Zhiming doesn't care about the external this, he only cares about what he gets.”
Sometimes, subtraction is an addition in another sense, and by considering these invisible details in place, Xu Kai can make Yao Zhiming and Han Ting look different when wearing the same delicate black suit.
"When I was filming the side of "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", I didn't shoot the last part, in fact, what we wanted to try, there was communication at the time, but I was still entangled in not it. No matter how you make that old makeup, it doesn't look like it. Including "You Are More Beautiful Than Starlight" has a ten-minute extras after the finale of the feature film, Xu Kai and Tan Songyun acted from youth to middle age, and invited other actors to star in the clips after old age, which is also out of the careful thinking of these creators, everything serves the plot.
"My dad has said since he was a child, when people speak, you listen first, listen to your own feelings, and after you feel it, you go to write a shorthand that is convenient for you to remember, instead of recording it stupidly." When exploring the essence of the character step by step with the director, screenwriter and rival actors and other crew partners, Xu Kai has always had his own learning method, and like many things he does, he uses a "light" method to find the key to the problem, rather than indulging in troublesome forms, and his purpose is not to move himself.
"Although a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, I am not the kind of note-taking party, and I always feel that listening is more important than keeping my head down." After each finish, Xu Kai will keep his script, but when he opens these souvenirs who have fought together for many months, there will not be too many colorful marks on them. In addition to the key information that must be reminded of his attention, other ideas, he prefers to obtain through discussion and understanding, performance is largely a subjective expression, not in a hurry to write down the judgment in black and white, he wants to give himself some time and space to think about it first.
"It's good to calm down and understand the literal meaning and combine it with the meaning behind it. If you understand these meanings, you can express it in many different sentences. After reading the plot and understanding the meaning, Xu Kai is not busy memorizing lines, he also has a round of "translation" to do, transforming the written expression into a language that conforms to the identity of the character, which can not only make the characters more vivid, but also make it easier for him to memorize the lines. "The script is written that way to make it easier for us to substitute, but you don't have to say it like that, you have to translate it into the vernacular. I memorized my lines very quickly, almost as soon as I could. ”
Of course, except for lines like "Chasing the Murderer in the Fire Field", which must be memorized in strict accordance with the script, respecting the screenwriter and the script is the eternal premise, Xu Kai knows that there is no 100% pure "can" or "no" in many things, and the standard of doing or not doing depends on the original intention and degree, and he must firmly grasp the appropriate balance in it.
Yes, but not necessarily
"It's good to go anywhere, but it's a little 'I don't want to live'." Outside of work, Xu Kai in life is not a person who is willing to criticize himself with external standards, he knows what he needs. Taking the body as an example, the actor's appearance must of course serve the plot, but on the premise that he has insisted on strength training for a long time and meets the current role setting, he will no longer require himself to control his diet extremely at any time. "It's healthy, but for me personally, I don't think it's healthy."
He tried a particularly healthy diet with strict calculation of protein content at every meal, less oil and less salt, and when he worked harder, he even relied on cucumbers, bananas and egg whites to support his body's basal metabolism for a month, and even ran on an empty stomach as an extra exercise. After such an operation, he clearly felt that his body was changing for the better, his skin and mental state were better, but he knew that this could not become his daily routine, this was not the life he wanted to live. "I'm practicing now, plus a little running, just to eat more good food."
Before that, he was photographed by netizens buying car noodles at convenience stores in the past, except that he really has no "idol baggage", and "daring" to count calories from time to time is also a kind of acceptance of his true self. Instead of making a template where everything is trying to meet the expectations of others, it is better to relax a little more so that you can be a little more comfortable and you can walk a little longer.
"When I'm not working, I play games and spend time with my family. It used to be during the holidays, maybe two or three days in a row to play games, and when I played, I was very happy, and a group of friends 'turned black' together, but now that I have a job, I haven't touched a computer for four or five months. ”
Xu Kai, who is relaxed, will also arrange his energy allocation when he rests. At such times, he even spends a lot less time looking at his phone, and the news and hot memes on the Internet belong to the outside world, and he allows himself not to chase after those "fashionables" that seem to be lively but actually have little meaning. "My friends don't talk about these things on the Internet, and my desire to share is not very strong. Now when you see something beautiful, you absorb it yourself. ”
A few days ago, when he was filming in Haikou, he saw a very beautiful beach, he didn't take out his mobile phone and take a photo immediately, as everyone is used to now, but spent every second of his time appreciating, and then stored what he saw in his memory. In this way, it seems that there is a beautiful photo missing in the mobile phone album "pressing the bottom of the box", but it allows me to truly perceive what I see and have what I get.
"After reading a lot of chicken soup for the soul and positive energy, I want to live so steadily. You will find that there are so many breakthroughs and so many successful people? Or do you move forward step by step, maybe you walk and walk, and you will reach another realm, right? ”
Not to force it is a very important rule for Xu Kai to do things, which has nothing to do with whether he works hard or whether he has fun, what he is saying is that he can really let go of many "unnecessary" things, instead of forcing himself to grit his teeth. "Although there is a saying that people must break through their comfort zone in order to grow, I think you can't break through blindly, you have to be familiar and handy in your comfort zone, and you can only break through with certainty."
After playing many domineering presidents or workplace elites, Xu Kai did not keep their superficial words in his body, but tracing back to the source, this practice of attacking only after being stable may be his deep fit with some characters in the past. "Don't believe in 'failure is the mother of success', because once you fail, you have to think about whether you can stand up to a second attempt." It is not so easy to put the "down-to-earth" mentality into practice, it requires too many calm thoughts and a calm mentality, and sometimes it may even be a little disappointing.
Pull everything to the length of life
Especially after the latest attempt to "break through the comfort zone", Xu Kai has strengthened his concept of "safety first", he admits that he may be becoming more and more timid, compared to the ignorant and fearless when he was a child, the more he grows up, the more worries he has, he can't completely eliminate or solve these worries, the only thing he can do is to make himself less exposed to risks.
"Recently, I recorded a variety show, bungee jumping. It was a decision made all of a sudden, but it was really scary, and I don't think there will be a second time in my life. When he went to Zhongwei to record the show in May this year, Xu Kai tried the "extreme challenge" of bungee jumping, and before that, he had seen a lot of videos of other people playing skydiving and bungee jumping on his mobile phone, but when he really took that step, he found that it was useless to make more preparations. "At that moment, the feeling of weightlessness was too strong, and it felt like the whole soul was behind!"
Several months have passed, and when he thinks about this attempt at that time, Xu Kai still has palpitations. In this regard, he did not want to pretend to be calm, and generously admitted that he was afraid, which was not a sign of bravery.
"When I watch the video, I will see all kinds of traffic safety things, such as crossing the street and taking the zebra crossing. There is also driving, I don't dare to drive fast, and sometimes I am afraid that a child will suddenly pop out of the alley...... There are too many traffic accidents, and I am very scared after reading it. I don't have a pursuit of speed, I still have to ensure my safety and develop this safety habit. ” is completely different from the picture of "big stars are taken care of" in people's imagination, Xu Kai is very immersed in his real life, and life means that he has to face all kinds of trivialities, so meticulous that he must pay attention to the traffic when he goes out to cross the street, instead of swiping his mobile phone. These sound like teachers educating children's common sense of life, which may have been ignored by many adults for a long time, as if spending more energy in this area will delay people from doing anything big, but Xu Kai, who believes in "steadfastness", does not feel that this is a waste of time or "showing weakness". "After watching "The Grim Reaper", I didn't dare to play the roller coaster, for fear that if any screw was loosened, it would be over." If he wants to live a good life, he really starts from bit by bit and builds a stable wall for his world first.
"I like to watch documentaries, 'Animal World' or 'Earth' and things like that. Wow, I've seen some amazing things lately, like the wildebeest, which is not intelligent or aggressive, but it can survive in nature because they can huddle. There is an echo and perception between their group, like bees, which I think is very powerful. ”
When it comes to what he does when he's not filming lately, Xu Kai lists a list of his favorite documentaries, especially some about wildlife, which he always loves the primitive rules of nature - but he never imagined that one day he would actually arrive in the African savannah to see these animals up close, for reasons as simple as not daring to ride a roller coaster, it was instinctive fear.
"I saw the news some time ago, the lions were supposed to be very well-behaved, but someone saw that they were very well-behaved and got off, so it was different." Continuing to uphold the principle of safety first, Xu Kai feels that it is good to see these distant worlds at home through high-definition TV, and he does not have so much curiosity and desire to win when it comes to exploring the outside with some dangerous factors, and always feels that nothing is more important than safety.
"Take a long time, birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal state of life, and everyone will be like this." pays so much attention to safety, rather than using the so-called blood and adventure to cheer himself up, perhaps because Xu Kai stretches many things to the length of his life to feel. In the face of life and death, many short-term stimuli are too small to be mentioned, and how to judge the gains and losses in the second before leaving the world is the most macroscopic "God's perspective" for individuals.
"I recently watched Interstellar again, and at the end the kids are getting old, and this ending is really good. and "Titanic" is also BE, and many classics are BE. In addition to documentaries, Xu Kai himself prefers the "BE" ending when he watches film and television works, but the "BE" he says is not a life-and-death romance, but the despair that everything will eventually end, similar to the beauty of eternal loneliness from the picture of "the vast white land is really clean".
Including his own "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", it seems to be a fairy tale ending such as two people starting a business side by side and walking into marriage hand in hand, but the existence of extras makes this story still classified as "BE" in Xu Kai's heart, because no matter how deep the love is, it can't stop the two people from eventually being separated by death. "Watching Han Ting and Ji Xing go through their lives, they are very happy, but they are very short. I think this kind of BE is good, not who died for whom in the end, and who survived. ”
Accustomed to looking at all kinds of small things in life from a broader perspective, Xu Kai has his own unique standard for measuring gains and pays, and it is faster to take his time, which is his "time relativity".
It is so funny that in both ABAY and BCE, the 2 characters that XK portrayed didn't nor can't eat spicy food and…
XK did a cooking vlog years ago to show what he cooks for himself. I was amazed the number of main dishes he can cook at the same time, and he eats so many dishes. He works fast and efficient. Maybe XK will open a restaurant in Shenzhen someday.
WE TV Global Hits for August. ABAY at number 2 🎉🎉🎉🫶🫶 . It was n1 for July 😎🙂🙂.https://twitter.com/WeTVOfficial/status/1830093227661181122
Why is a drama more popular but has lower playback volume? Are You the One popularity index is #1 but the Maoyan cumulative effective views after 21 days is 600M whereas ABAY achieved over 1.3B after 20 days? How to make sense of out it?
Hoping for lots of very close ups from this director who specializes in close ups. The closer up the more XK's expressions radiate even if the character is subdued.
came across comments that resonated with me: "It is hard to describe this drama. It's just kind of weird, but in a very innovative way. The way the drama is created totally steps outside of the drama box. The drama elements used to progress the story line have the appearance of a Shakespearean play, The Double is technically delicious. Chances are taken and film rules are broken. It starts off with "Cinderella and the evil stepmother" and “Husband Dearest" but turns into a darkened comedy with dark edges."
I'm not fond of the voice actor for Li Ni in WOL. Xu Kai's voice would have been better, but he's never used his voice in a costume drama. I hope he has the opportunity to in the future.
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The term “ruffian” itself means a violent criminal or troublemaker. So, a local ruffian would be someone who causes problems or engages in unlawful activities within their local area.
"However, the two of them didn't know that this back-and-forth little action was reflected in the elevator door frame, which Han Ting could see clearly. Tang Song also noticed it and looked at Han Ting's slightly cold expression. Tang Song couldn't help but lower his head and rub his forehead. He had a headache. Han Ting walked into his office and sat in his chair. He lifted his chin and unconsciously loosened his tie. His jaw was tense as he stared blankly at the air, not speaking for a long time. Tang Song got a headache just hearing the name Tan Yuni who behaves wildly and sleeps with every male lead actor and close to the wealthy sons and determined to marry into a wealthy family. Tang Song sensed danger and realized Ji Xing was with Qin Li dining at the restaurant. He had a bad feeling that the boss was about to do something irrational. Ji Xing thought of this and suddenly felt a thump in her heart. Could it be Han Ting? Han Ting recalled Tang Song's words in his ear: "Miss Ji has been doing very well lately." He suddenly stopped and looked at her from a distance. He thought of the confusion and pain that it could cause her. He suddenly turned and left without looking back."
Xu Kai is not in a hurry to catch up, nor blindly follows habits, under the appearance of "light people", Xu Kai has his own rhythm. This conviction comes from his clear understanding of desire and harvest, as long as he recognizes the end point, he will eventually reach, the speed is in his own control.
Smart is the new sexy
When the fire started...... The area where the fire started...... The solar altitude angle of the day...... So, it led to ......
Even if he said, "After all, he is not a science student, he memorized it all night, and he woke up the next day after filming and forgot about it", but when talking about the new drama "Chasing the Murderer in the Fire Field", Xu Kai still "didn't pay attention" and said many lines that had been repeated many times. These professional terms are very difficult to read, and when filming, he needs to speak fluently word for word in order to accurately present the professionalism of Yu Tong's role. This time, he will play the role of a fire dispatcher, who is proficient in the science related to the fire and is also good at deducing the cause and process behind the fire from the details. "We have to survey the scene, and we have to learn a lot of things, not just firefighting."
This is Xu Kai's first time taking over the next suspense criminal investigation drama. If it turns out that many of his screen images are glamorous, this change starts from the first glance, "almost no makeup, and his emotions are relatively tight". Yu Tong and Xu Kai's past roles and himself are far apart, and he has to replace emotion with logic.
Recently, there is a popular term called "intellectual sexuality", which means that in addition to appearance, a strong brain can also make people have an aura, to some extent, this is the goal of Xu Kai's performance this time. "Calculate a result in a bunch of astronomical numbers, and I can feel the charm of a science student." Acting and acting, he himself felt the charm of this character's character from an outsider's perspective.
He remembers a close-up of him writing down a long series of calculations like the average scientist imagines him to be inspired. At that moment, the lines that took a long time to memorize suddenly came into use, they were no longer boring chemical formulas, but powerful weapons shot from the palm of his hand to the outside world.
"At this time, it is very important to be silent, not to talk too much, and not to have too many subtle expressions, so that you will be timid."
As an actor, it is actually difficult for Xu Kai to fully understand what those professional expressions in the world of fire adjusters mean, so when creating the character, he pays special attention to his expressions, movements and language, and he needs to make Yu Tong from a "paper man" in the script into a real existence that the audience can believe through performance.
"I'm always nervous in the first two days of filming, and I have to communicate with the director about whether the role is accurate." This is his 9th year as an actor, he has acted in many plays, and he has left a few roles that can be remembered, but he still does not feel that he is familiar with this profession. Every time he faces a new story and character, he has to go through a reset psychologically, no matter how he acted last time, this time he has to empty a blank sheet of paper, so that he can become a complete stranger again from his appearance to his heart.
"Communication is very important, and I may not be sure about the direction at first, so I like to ask more questions. Sometimes I even ask the director to tell me how to act, I will follow his first, his control must be right, and then I will feel it myself. ”
The filming schedule of the TV series has always been tight, and it is impossible to let the actors slowly find their feelings according to the chronological order written in the script, especially some scenes with strong plots, everyone may have just met in the group, and they will play the role of episode 20 in a blink of an eye, or simply start the finale, at this time Xu Kai is never strong, he is used to humbly seeking advice first, and then slowly unfolding his own creation. "Sometimes I have a partner as soon as I come up, or I break up, so what have I experienced before? It may be that Mom is gone and Grandma is gone...... That's why I'll talk to the director more. After a few days, it will be better. In the matter of filming, Xu Kai has his own rhythm in his heart.
Subtraction, and sometimes addition, is also an addition
To describe Xu Kai's attitude towards filming in the workplace, he chooses a way with a higher "input-output ratio": he doesn't need to put on a posture that "appears" that he is very powerful, in the process of becoming a character, he gradually uses his brain to analyze a person's behavior and motivation, and sometimes his performance in front of the camera may seem relaxed and casual, but in fact, this is already the answer he gave. Since what is presented to the audience in the end is the result, he doesn't want to highlight the process in particular, this is his work process, just know it.
"I think Yao Zhiming is actually not a boss, he is a smart person who knows how to seize opportunities. But he is different from Han Ting's cleverness, Han Ting shows the dominance and pattern of the incumbent, and Yao Zhiming is just a person who follows the trend.”
Speaking of the two dramas "Chenghuan Ji" and "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", Xu Kai has a deep understanding of the characters he has created. Don't look at the fact that these two people seem to be similar to a great extent at first glance, in fact, their positions are different, their experiences are different, their minds are different, and their performances are naturally different, and these differences are the fulcrum that Xu Kai found for himself when he played them.
"At first, I wanted to design a lot of things, but then I thought that Han Ting grew up in that oppressive family environment, so he wouldn't have a lot of superfluous little actions. If there is, grandpa will talk about him and scold him, so he should be a clean and neat character. And Yao Zhiming doesn't care about the external this, he only cares about what he gets.”
Sometimes, subtraction is an addition in another sense, and by considering these invisible details in place, Xu Kai can make Yao Zhiming and Han Ting look different when wearing the same delicate black suit.
"When I was filming the side of "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", I didn't shoot the last part, in fact, what we wanted to try, there was communication at the time, but I was still entangled in not it. No matter how you make that old makeup, it doesn't look like it. Including "You Are More Beautiful Than Starlight" has a ten-minute extras after the finale of the feature film, Xu Kai and Tan Songyun acted from youth to middle age, and invited other actors to star in the clips after old age, which is also out of the careful thinking of these creators, everything serves the plot.
"My dad has said since he was a child, when people speak, you listen first, listen to your own feelings, and after you feel it, you go to write a shorthand that is convenient for you to remember, instead of recording it stupidly." When exploring the essence of the character step by step with the director, screenwriter and rival actors and other crew partners, Xu Kai has always had his own learning method, and like many things he does, he uses a "light" method to find the key to the problem, rather than indulging in troublesome forms, and his purpose is not to move himself.
"Although a good memory is not as good as a bad pen, I am not the kind of note-taking party, and I always feel that listening is more important than keeping my head down." After each finish, Xu Kai will keep his script, but when he opens these souvenirs who have fought together for many months, there will not be too many colorful marks on them. In addition to the key information that must be reminded of his attention, other ideas, he prefers to obtain through discussion and understanding, performance is largely a subjective expression, not in a hurry to write down the judgment in black and white, he wants to give himself some time and space to think about it first.
"It's good to calm down and understand the literal meaning and combine it with the meaning behind it. If you understand these meanings, you can express it in many different sentences. After reading the plot and understanding the meaning, Xu Kai is not busy memorizing lines, he also has a round of "translation" to do, transforming the written expression into a language that conforms to the identity of the character, which can not only make the characters more vivid, but also make it easier for him to memorize the lines. "The script is written that way to make it easier for us to substitute, but you don't have to say it like that, you have to translate it into the vernacular. I memorized my lines very quickly, almost as soon as I could. ”
Of course, except for lines like "Chasing the Murderer in the Fire Field", which must be memorized in strict accordance with the script, respecting the screenwriter and the script is the eternal premise, Xu Kai knows that there is no 100% pure "can" or "no" in many things, and the standard of doing or not doing depends on the original intention and degree, and he must firmly grasp the appropriate balance in it.
Yes, but not necessarily
"It's good to go anywhere, but it's a little 'I don't want to live'." Outside of work, Xu Kai in life is not a person who is willing to criticize himself with external standards, he knows what he needs. Taking the body as an example, the actor's appearance must of course serve the plot, but on the premise that he has insisted on strength training for a long time and meets the current role setting, he will no longer require himself to control his diet extremely at any time. "It's healthy, but for me personally, I don't think it's healthy."
He tried a particularly healthy diet with strict calculation of protein content at every meal, less oil and less salt, and when he worked harder, he even relied on cucumbers, bananas and egg whites to support his body's basal metabolism for a month, and even ran on an empty stomach as an extra exercise. After such an operation, he clearly felt that his body was changing for the better, his skin and mental state were better, but he knew that this could not become his daily routine, this was not the life he wanted to live. "I'm practicing now, plus a little running, just to eat more good food."
Before that, he was photographed by netizens buying car noodles at convenience stores in the past, except that he really has no "idol baggage", and "daring" to count calories from time to time is also a kind of acceptance of his true self. Instead of making a template where everything is trying to meet the expectations of others, it is better to relax a little more so that you can be a little more comfortable and you can walk a little longer.
"When I'm not working, I play games and spend time with my family. It used to be during the holidays, maybe two or three days in a row to play games, and when I played, I was very happy, and a group of friends 'turned black' together, but now that I have a job, I haven't touched a computer for four or five months. ”
Xu Kai, who is relaxed, will also arrange his energy allocation when he rests. At such times, he even spends a lot less time looking at his phone, and the news and hot memes on the Internet belong to the outside world, and he allows himself not to chase after those "fashionables" that seem to be lively but actually have little meaning. "My friends don't talk about these things on the Internet, and my desire to share is not very strong. Now when you see something beautiful, you absorb it yourself. ”
A few days ago, when he was filming in Haikou, he saw a very beautiful beach, he didn't take out his mobile phone and take a photo immediately, as everyone is used to now, but spent every second of his time appreciating, and then stored what he saw in his memory. In this way, it seems that there is a beautiful photo missing in the mobile phone album "pressing the bottom of the box", but it allows me to truly perceive what I see and have what I get.
"After reading a lot of chicken soup for the soul and positive energy, I want to live so steadily. You will find that there are so many breakthroughs and so many successful people? Or do you move forward step by step, maybe you walk and walk, and you will reach another realm, right? ”
Not to force it is a very important rule for Xu Kai to do things, which has nothing to do with whether he works hard or whether he has fun, what he is saying is that he can really let go of many "unnecessary" things, instead of forcing himself to grit his teeth. "Although there is a saying that people must break through their comfort zone in order to grow, I think you can't break through blindly, you have to be familiar and handy in your comfort zone, and you can only break through with certainty."
After playing many domineering presidents or workplace elites, Xu Kai did not keep their superficial words in his body, but tracing back to the source, this practice of attacking only after being stable may be his deep fit with some characters in the past. "Don't believe in 'failure is the mother of success', because once you fail, you have to think about whether you can stand up to a second attempt." It is not so easy to put the "down-to-earth" mentality into practice, it requires too many calm thoughts and a calm mentality, and sometimes it may even be a little disappointing.
Pull everything to the length of life
Especially after the latest attempt to "break through the comfort zone", Xu Kai has strengthened his concept of "safety first", he admits that he may be becoming more and more timid, compared to the ignorant and fearless when he was a child, the more he grows up, the more worries he has, he can't completely eliminate or solve these worries, the only thing he can do is to make himself less exposed to risks.
"Recently, I recorded a variety show, bungee jumping. It was a decision made all of a sudden, but it was really scary, and I don't think there will be a second time in my life. When he went to Zhongwei to record the show in May this year, Xu Kai tried the "extreme challenge" of bungee jumping, and before that, he had seen a lot of videos of other people playing skydiving and bungee jumping on his mobile phone, but when he really took that step, he found that it was useless to make more preparations. "At that moment, the feeling of weightlessness was too strong, and it felt like the whole soul was behind!"
Several months have passed, and when he thinks about this attempt at that time, Xu Kai still has palpitations. In this regard, he did not want to pretend to be calm, and generously admitted that he was afraid, which was not a sign of bravery.
"When I watch the video, I will see all kinds of traffic safety things, such as crossing the street and taking the zebra crossing. There is also driving, I don't dare to drive fast, and sometimes I am afraid that a child will suddenly pop out of the alley...... There are too many traffic accidents, and I am very scared after reading it. I don't have a pursuit of speed, I still have to ensure my safety and develop this safety habit. ”
is completely different from the picture of "big stars are taken care of" in people's imagination, Xu Kai is very immersed in his real life, and life means that he has to face all kinds of trivialities, so meticulous that he must pay attention to the traffic when he goes out to cross the street, instead of swiping his mobile phone. These sound like teachers educating children's common sense of life, which may have been ignored by many adults for a long time, as if spending more energy in this area will delay people from doing anything big, but Xu Kai, who believes in "steadfastness", does not feel that this is a waste of time or "showing weakness". "After watching "The Grim Reaper", I didn't dare to play the roller coaster, for fear that if any screw was loosened, it would be over." If he wants to live a good life, he really starts from bit by bit and builds a stable wall for his world first.
"I like to watch documentaries, 'Animal World' or 'Earth' and things like that. Wow, I've seen some amazing things lately, like the wildebeest, which is not intelligent or aggressive, but it can survive in nature because they can huddle. There is an echo and perception between their group, like bees, which I think is very powerful. ”
When it comes to what he does when he's not filming lately, Xu Kai lists a list of his favorite documentaries, especially some about wildlife, which he always loves the primitive rules of nature - but he never imagined that one day he would actually arrive in the African savannah to see these animals up close, for reasons as simple as not daring to ride a roller coaster, it was instinctive fear.
"I saw the news some time ago, the lions were supposed to be very well-behaved, but someone saw that they were very well-behaved and got off, so it was different." Continuing to uphold the principle of safety first, Xu Kai feels that it is good to see these distant worlds at home through high-definition TV, and he does not have so much curiosity and desire to win when it comes to exploring the outside with some dangerous factors, and always feels that nothing is more important than safety.
"Take a long time, birth, old age, sickness and death are the normal state of life, and everyone will be like this." pays so much attention to safety, rather than using the so-called blood and adventure to cheer himself up, perhaps because Xu Kai stretches many things to the length of his life to feel. In the face of life and death, many short-term stimuli are too small to be mentioned, and how to judge the gains and losses in the second before leaving the world is the most macroscopic "God's perspective" for individuals.
"I recently watched Interstellar again, and at the end the kids are getting old, and this ending is really good. and "Titanic" is also BE, and many classics are BE. In addition to documentaries, Xu Kai himself prefers the "BE" ending when he watches film and television works, but the "BE" he says is not a life-and-death romance, but the despair that everything will eventually end, similar to the beauty of eternal loneliness from the picture of "the vast white land is really clean".
Including his own "You Are More Beautiful than Starlight", it seems to be a fairy tale ending such as two people starting a business side by side and walking into marriage hand in hand, but the existence of extras makes this story still classified as "BE" in Xu Kai's heart, because no matter how deep the love is, it can't stop the two people from eventually being separated by death. "Watching Han Ting and Ji Xing go through their lives, they are very happy, but they are very short. I think this kind of BE is good, not who died for whom in the end, and who survived. ”
Accustomed to looking at all kinds of small things in life from a broader perspective, Xu Kai has his own unique standard for measuring gains and pays, and it is faster to take his time, which is his "time relativity".
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